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Burton’s Batman Classics Return to Dolby Cinemas for One Night Only

The event demonstrates how Dolby’s high-dynamic-range projection coupled with immersive audio breathes fresh life into Burton’s gothic Gotham.

Michael Keaton as Bruce Wayne standing in front of the Bat signal in Batman Returns
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Batman (Michael Keaton version) stands steady in his cowl
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Overview

  • Batman (1989) and Batman Returns (1992) will screen exclusively at over 160 Dolby Cinema at AMC Theatres locations on August 25 as a one-night remastered event.
  • Both films are being shown theatrically in Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos for the first time, following a 2019 home release that featured only HDR10 video.
  • Batman Returns originally set an audio benchmark in 1992 as the first feature film released in Dolby Digital surround sound.
  • Tim Burton said revisiting the movies with updated projection and sound technology felt new and exciting after not seeing them since their original releases.
  • Dolby VP Michelle Maddalena and Warner Bros.’ Jeff Goldstein highlighted that the upgrades honor Burton’s bold creativity while delivering unprecedented visual and audio fidelity.